Su Mu didn't notice this. Ever since he knew that Xiao Muyu had no interest in Gu Lingyun, he felt refreshed, his waist was no longer sore, and his legs no longer hurt!
Even the night outside the window is so beautiful right now!
After sending Xiao Muyu home, Su Mu waved to her at the door.
"Xiao Xiao, have a good sleep, good night!"
He seemed to be back to the innocent and cheerful boy he once was, completely different from the one he was when he was drinking.
Xiao Muyu looked at him from a distance and suddenly smiled, "You too."
Thinking back on it, Su Mu has always been by her side when she needs her for so many years. No matter what she needs, he will be the first to satisfy her.
She thought, God must have loved her so much that he sent such a good brother to her, right?
After receiving Xiao Muyu's response, Su Mu smiled like a child, happily got in the car and left.
After watching Su Mu go away, Xiao Muyu turned around and saw Lu Li still behind him, and was a little surprised, "Third brother?"
In the past, the third brother disappeared after finishing his work. Why is he still here this time?
"Yeah." Lu Li responded and said, "Go in."
Xiao Muyu walked into the house and asked in surprise, "Third brother won't be busy tonight?"
"In the next period of time, I will be by your side to protect you."
Lu Li didn't like complicated words and explanations, so he spoke straightforwardly.
Xiao Muyu raised his eyebrows, "What does second brother mean?"
Lu Li did not answer, "Yeah."
"..." Xiao Muyu blinked. The third brother seemed to have listened to the second brother's words.
As soon as the brother and sister returned to the living room, Jiang Shuyi invited them over to eat tamarind cake.
"I heard from your second aunt that Ling'er likes to eat some sour and sweet things recently. I specially made more and sent them to them later." Jiang Shuyi looked at her daughter eating happily and muttered a few words.
"Okay." Xiao Muyu nodded, but felt something was wrong, "Don't Ling'er not like eating these?"
"It's because the taste has changed recently, but I don't know." Jiang Shuyi didn't know much, so she planned to ask around when she went to deliver the things.
Xiao Muyu didn't ask anymore, just thinking that she didn't like to eat greasy food before, but since she became pregnant, she is willing to eat braised pork occasionally.
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He's old house.
When He Jinchao finished his work, Lin Shu had already fallen asleep.
This huge house has become even more empty since my grandfather passed away.
The servant brought him the tea he used to drink, "Master, your room is cleaned every day, so you can live there with peace of mind. The old lady looks forward to your coming back every day!"
"Um."
He Jinchao lightly lifted his lips, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
The pleasant fragrance of lotus instantly permeates the internal organs.
"This is the former young lady..." As soon as he said this, the servant realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly changed his words, "This is newly made with this year's lotus flowers. The young master should take a rest early after drinking."
After saying that, the servant ran away quickly, fearing that he would be scolded when the young master came to his senses.
After all, the young master and the young madam have been divorced for so long, why would she bring it up?
It's just that when the young lady came to the old house in the past, she was very kind every time, and everyone in the house liked her very much.
Now that time has passed, I actually miss it a little bit.
It just came out of my mouth unconsciously.
The servant was speechless for a moment, and after leaving, he was forgotten.
But it left He Jinchao with a lot of thoughts.
Looking down at the few pale pink lotus flowers floating on the tea water, He Jinchao's mind was already filled with memories like a flood.
There is a lotus pond in the backyard of the old house.
It was midsummer when Xiao Muyu came to see her for the first time. He still remembered that she was looking at the green and pink, and her moist eyes seemed to have a little starlight flashing.
"What a nice view……"
She murmured to herself. She was originally such a free-spirited person, but she sat by the lotus pond for a whole afternoon, enjoying rare tranquility.
Later, it was not enough to watch it alone, so I had to take him to watch it with me.
He had grown up here since he was a child and had long been tired of watching it every day. Naturally, he didn't want to waste time here.
But he couldn't resist her insistence, so he postponed a few meetings and spent an afternoon with her by the lotus pond.
But that afternoon wasn't all suffering.
It was not enough for her to just watch. She also asked someone to bring a small boat over to collect lotus pods and lotus flowers, and make lotus tea and lotus seed soup for him in the evening.
It must have started from that time. Every summer, the servants would pick fresh lotus flowers, dry them in the sun, preserve them, and send many to the Xiao family.
Xiao Muyu held the lotus tea all summer, feeling happy in her heart.
However, now he was the only one left drinking tea.
It would be great if you never had it, at least you don't have to taste the pain of losing it.
I have had it and experienced that kind of beauty, but if I lose it suddenly, the pain and loneliness will be doubled.
Sighing, He Jinchao put down his teacup and walked slowly to the lotus pond.
He stood with his hands behind his hands, his dark eyes looking at the lotus that had withered in the pond, his figure looked so desolate and lonely...
I once heard that there are two major regrets in life.
Unobtainable and lost.
Now when I taste it carefully, I realize that it has lost such bitterness...
My heart is full of suffering.
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The next day.
When Lin Shu woke up in the morning, he heard the servant said that the young master had come back last night. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"The young master said there is nothing important and there is no need to wake you up," the servant replied.
"Then he left like this? Did he go to see the sugar cube?" Lin Shu asked again.
The servant frowned, "The young master did not ask about the sugar cubes. Instead, he went to the lotus pond and stayed for a long time, and then took two bags of lotus tea and left.
"This kid." Lin Shu chuckled and sighed twice, "Now that I know how to miss you, why did you go there so early?"
The lotus tea is what Xiao Muyu likes to drink, and the lotus pond is what Xiao Muyu likes to see.
Lin Shu knew very well about the grandson he had raised.
Since he was little, this child has only had He in mind, so how could he be in the mood to enjoy lotus flowers?
If it wasn't because he was being pulled by Xiao Muyu, he might not have seen that pool of lotus flowers in the past twenty years, right?
Now that the old person is gone, I still remember him in my heart.
What does this mean?
The servant didn't answer, just smiled, and then handed over the steaming washcloth.
Lin Shu wiped his face before asking, "What has Fang Tang been doing these two days?"
"Ms. Fang got up early, dressed up and wanted to go out. She was stopped by the bodyguard at the front door, so she secretly went out through the back door."
"Oh?" Lin Shu frowned. Was he finally unable to bear it anymore?
After hearing this, the servant added, "Don't worry, old lady, the housekeeper has arranged for someone to follow you."